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Just got home from the Hard Day in January. Route turned out to be longer than advertised, at just under 110 miles. It was a long, cold day. We set off from Hampton around 8.30 and stopped to pick up the others in Egham, then rode almost non-stop the whole way to Petersfield. The only mechanical was a snapped spoke, but luckily we had a spare wheel.
The weather was cold, but not too windy on the way out. A few of the lanes had ice and other slippy spots, but nothing too serious. On the last 10 miles into Petersfield the wind began to pick up, but gave us a pleasant tailwind the whole way home. It was dark for the last 10 miles, and quite cold, but we made it back!
Certainly the longest ride I've done on a fixed gear, and I take my hat off to clubman and the others for keeping in a tight bunch over the full distance. If I'm anything like them when I get to their age I'll be very happy indeed!